ecn-pa:ecn-pb:root (12/18/82)
Lets not forget the true meaning of Christmas this year. We all love the getting togather and the giving and receiving of gifts; but the greatest gift we have ever been given is that of life everlasting. Jesus gave himself and its his Birthday we should celebrate at Christmas. Go ahead and light your trees but be sure at the top lies a star bright. Go ahead and give the gifts but be sure its because you love the one who gave you what you have today. Remember Jesus this Christmas. | ---- * ---------- | | | Into All Things Be Joyful and Merry Christmas | | | -daniel
soreff (12/20/82)
One item that got left out of the "green christmas" discussion is that christmas is really a ~druid holiday. Most of the things associated with christmas (mistletoe, christmas tree, yule log) are northern-european-pagan in origin. I recall reading (sorry, no reference availible) that the church picked the date of christmas in order to compete with pagan celebrations at that time of year. -Jeffrey Soreff (hplabs!soreff)
wsp (12/23/82)
I concur that Christmas is at essence non-denominational but I question whether it is fair to label it druid in one breath and "northern-european-pagan" in the next. On another tack, I am interested in outting some of the paganism back in Christmas and would welcome any authentic (preferably non-sacrificial or homocidal) rites that our "northern-european-pagan"s (NEPs) performed at the winter solstice. Peter Benson ittdcd-west (619)578-3080